Print Resources ~ Physical and digital books prepared by subject-area experts presenting primary and secondary source information as well as statistics, images, facts, and/or narrative.
Most print resources on Shakespeare & the Renaissance will be located in the 921s (individual people). In 921, search by the first 3 letters of the subject's last name.
822.33 Shakespeare works and criticism
Specific topics may be found by searching the Online Catalog.
Databases~ Click here to link to our collection of databases full of newspapers, magazines, reference books, and more. Internet Resources~
The Folger Shakespeare Library The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. is a leading center for research on Shakespeare and the early Modern era. This site provides information about the Library's collections and services, an online catalog, a threaded discussion forum for educators, and a variety of teaching aids for middle and high school classrooms. http://www.folger.edu/index.cfm
Internet Shakespeare Editions (ISE) Affiliated with the University of Victoria, the ISE project is intended to "make available scholarly editions of high quality in a format native to the medium of the Internet." The site includes scholarly editions of several of Shakespeare's works prepared specifically for the Internet; texts of early versions of Shakespeare's works with their original spelling; links to peer-reviewed articles; and other related materials. http://ise.uvic.ca/
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet An extensive, annotated list of scholarly online resources on Shakespeare, this site includes links to Internet editions and bibliographies, sites that discuss Shakespeare's life and times and the Elizabethan theater, critical articles, and educational resources. It also lists websites of major Shakespeare companies and festivals in the United States and selected Internet search tools. http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
The Perseus Digital Library A collaborative project involving various libraries, museums, and other institutions and hosted at Tufts University, Perseus is essentially a research project focused on "developing tools to provide users with improved access to various types of materials" related to the study of the humanities. The evolving Perseus Digital Library site offers a number of Renaissance texts, including many works by Shakespeare and by Christopher Marlowe. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
Royal Shakespeare Company In addition to information about the Royal Shakespeare Company and its performances, this site provides background information on the production process, educational materials on Shakespeare's life, times, and work, and online access to over 3,500 images relating to the Company's history. Images include portraits of actors, performance stills, and illustrations from the 18th and 19th centuries. http://www.rsc.org.uk/home/index.asp
Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text & Image (SCETI) A project of the University of Pennsylvania Library, SCETI provides access to facsimile images of editions of Shakespeare's works and works by other Renaissance authors, including texts from the University's Furness Shakespeare Library. This site also includes a link to the English Renaissance in Context (ERIC) project, which provides online tutorials on Shakespeare's works and Elizabethan book production. http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/sceti/
Authorship
Authorship Debate ~ Information from the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
The Shakespeare Authorship Page ~ A collection of documents, articles, and other materials "dedicated to the proposition that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare." The Shakespeare Fellowship ~ "a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to exploring the Shakespeare authorship question and researching the evidence that Edward de Vere is the true author of the poems and plays of “William Shakespeare.” Art and Architecture Renaissance Art and Architecturefrom Boston College Honors Program: Art History on the WWW Renaissance Art in Italy and Renaissance Art Outside Italyby Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe, Professor of Art History, Sweet Briar College, VA Astrology The Occult? - This site is about John Dee, Queen Elizabeth’s astrologer; Shakespeare and astrology. It is from the University of Victoria in Canada. Shakespeare and Astrology ~ from ChartPlanet.comShakespeare’s Astrology ~ from AstroConsultants of Santa Monica, California Black Death (Plague) Black Death list of sites Origins and Causes ~ from Brown University
Falconry The Ancient Art - by Master of the Mews, a modern day falconry society in England. Ancient & Medieval Falconry - by the Richard III Society of England and America, dedicated to the study of fifteenth century English history and culture. Fencing Elizabethan Fencing and the Art of Defence- by William Wilson, fencing coach at Northern Arizona University and Association of Historical Fencing board member. The Globe Theater AHDS Performing Arts Center Hosted by the Department of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of Glasgow, this site provides access to Designing Shakespeare, a project from University of London Royal Holloway College that provides production information "for every professional performance of Shakespeare's work in London and Stratford since 1960." It includes cast lists, images, video and audio interviews with designers, and models of theater spaces. Shakespeare’s Globe Note: About the current Globe, not the one of Shakespeare’s time. Shakespeare’s Globe Lord Chamberlain’s Men Lord Chamberlain’s Men and the King’s Men ~ from Grose Educational Media The Lord Chamberlain’s Men from the University of Victoria, BC, Canada Shakespeare (see also ~ Elizabethan England) Encyclopedia Britannica’s Guide to Shakespeare Mr. William Shakespeare & the Internet - by Palomar College, San Marcos, California Much Ado About Shakespeare - developed by Maine West teachers Aldworth, Irwin, Perrone and Walsh. Shakespeare Resource Center - by J. M. Pressley, designer, webmaster, and content editor. He has a B.F.A. in Theatre Arts and an M.A. in Writing, from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. Shakespeare’s Writing The Language of Shakespeare The Illinois Shakespeare Festival (at Illinois State University) http://thefestival.org/
Print Resources ~ Physical and digital books prepared by subject-area experts presenting primary and secondary source information as well as statistics, images, facts, and/or narrative.
Databases~
Click here to link to our collection of databases full of newspapers, magazines, reference books, and more.
Internet Resources~
The Folger Shakespeare Library
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. is a leading center for research on Shakespeare and the early Modern era. This site provides information about the Library's collections and services, an online catalog, a threaded discussion forum for educators, and a variety of teaching aids for middle and high school classrooms. http://www.folger.edu/index.cfm
Internet Shakespeare Editions (ISE)
Affiliated with the University of Victoria, the ISE project is intended to "make available scholarly editions of high quality in a format native to the medium of the Internet." The site includes scholarly editions of several of Shakespeare's works prepared specifically for the Internet; texts of early versions of Shakespeare's works with their original spelling; links to peer-reviewed articles; and other related materials.
http://ise.uvic.ca/
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
An extensive, annotated list of scholarly online resources on Shakespeare, this site includes links to Internet editions and bibliographies, sites that discuss Shakespeare's life and times and the Elizabethan theater, critical articles, and educational resources. It also lists websites of major Shakespeare companies and festivals in the United States and selected Internet search tools. http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
The Perseus Digital Library
A collaborative project involving various libraries, museums, and other institutions and hosted at Tufts University, Perseus is essentially a research project focused on "developing tools to provide users with improved access to various types of materials" related to the study of the humanities. The evolving Perseus Digital Library site offers a number of Renaissance texts, including many works by Shakespeare and by Christopher Marlowe. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
Royal Shakespeare Company
In addition to information about the Royal Shakespeare Company and its performances, this site provides background information on the production process, educational materials on Shakespeare's life, times, and work, and online access to over 3,500 images relating to the Company's history. Images include portraits of actors, performance stills, and illustrations from the 18th and 19th centuries. http://www.rsc.org.uk/home/index.asp
Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text & Image (SCETI)
A project of the University of Pennsylvania Library, SCETI provides access to facsimile images of editions of Shakespeare's works and works by other Renaissance authors, including texts from the University's Furness Shakespeare Library. This site also includes a link to the English Renaissance in Context (ERIC) project, which provides online tutorials on Shakespeare's works and Elizabethan book production. http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/sceti/
Authorship
- Authorship Debate ~ Information from the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
The Shakespeare Authorship Page ~ A collection of documents, articles, and other materials "dedicated to the proposition that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare."The Shakespeare Fellowship ~ "a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to exploring the Shakespeare authorship question and researching the evidence that Edward de Vere is the true author of the poems and plays of “William Shakespeare.”
Art and Architecture
Renaissance Art and Architecture from Boston College Honors Program: Art History on the WWW
Renaissance Art in Italy and Renaissance Art Outside Italyby Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe, Professor of Art History, Sweet Briar College, VA
Astrology
The Occult? - This site is about John Dee, Queen Elizabeth’s astrologer; Shakespeare and astrology. It is from the University of Victoria in Canada.
Shakespeare and Astrology ~ from ChartPlanet.comShakespeare’s Astrology ~ from AstroConsultants of Santa Monica, California
Black Death (Plague)
Black Death list of sites
Origins and Causes ~ from Brown University
Costume and Dress
Elizabethan Period Costumes ~ from Renaissance Faire.comSixteenth century English court costumes~ From by Southern Illinois University
Dance
Dance Instruction Videos
Renaissance Dance
Elizabethan England (also Renaissance England)
Elizabeth I – In Her Own Words ~ from the Brown University Women Writers Project
Elizabethan England ~ a site developed by Springfield High School, Springfield, Illinois
Elizabethan England in the Time of Romeo & Juliet - by Walter Johnson High School Library in Bethesda, Maryland
Many links to other sites; Big 6
Life in Elizabethan England - by Maggie Secara, renaissance faire costumer from California .
The Renaissance ~ a MEGA SITE of links from Luminarium.org
Shakespeare's Life and Times Home Page - Shakespeare by the University of Victoria in Canada
Falconry
The Ancient Art - by Master of the Mews, a modern day falconry society in England.
Ancient & Medieval Falconry - by the Richard III Society of England and America, dedicated to the study of fifteenth century English history and culture.
Fencing
Elizabethan Fencing and the Art of Defence- by William Wilson, fencing coach at Northern Arizona University and Association of Historical Fencing board member.
The Globe Theater
AHDS Performing Arts Center Hosted by the Department of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of Glasgow, this site provides access to Designing Shakespeare, a project from University of London Royal Holloway College that provides production information "for every professional performance of Shakespeare's work in London and Stratford since 1960." It includes cast lists, images, video and audio interviews with designers, and models of theater spaces.
Shakespeare’s Globe Note: About the current Globe, not the one of Shakespeare’s time.
Shakespeare’s Globe
Lord Chamberlain’s Men
Lord Chamberlain’s Men and the King’s Men ~ from Grose Educational Media
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men from the University of Victoria, BC, Canada
Shakespeare (see also ~ Elizabethan England)
Encyclopedia Britannica’s Guide to Shakespeare
Mr. William Shakespeare & the Internet - by Palomar College, San Marcos, California
Much Ado About Shakespeare - developed by Maine West teachers Aldworth, Irwin, Perrone and Walsh.
Shakespeare Resource Center - by J. M. Pressley, designer, webmaster, and content editor. He has a B.F.A. in Theatre Arts and an M.A. in Writing, from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.
Shakespeare’s Writing
The Language of Shakespeare
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival (at Illinois State University)
http://thefestival.org/